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'We Got Played': City Council Grills Amazon Executives Over Queens Deal


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Published Dec 13, 2018

Modified Dec 13, 2018


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James Patchett, the head of the City's Economic Development Corporation, defended the Amazon deal under pointed questioning from the City Council on Wednesday morning
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Published Dec 13, 2018

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